Host Tim K. joins Non-Commissioned Officer In Charge of the Special Operations Combat Medical Skills Sustainment Course (SOCMSSC), Sergeant First Class Rob Ottesen, in Southern Pines, North Carolina. Rob is considered an expert in the field of Special Operations medicine as his role within the Army is heading up the recertification of Special Operations medical personnel. On the podcast, Ottesen discusses his rigorous path into the world of Special Operations having been previously wounded in combat even before attending SFAS (Special Forces Assessment & Selection); while serving with 1st Infantry Division in Iraq at a tumultuous time during the first surge. He also discusses his time in the teams on multiple deployments to Afghanistan and his journey to his current role as one of the foremost authorities on battlefield trauma care.

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